PART II REVOLUTIONARY LEGALITY

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**TELEGRAM TO THE NOVGOROD PROVINCIAL FOOD COMMISSAR***

Novgorod
To Provincial Food Commissar Litornin
Copies to Provincial Executive Committee and Provincial Cheka
13. V. 1919

Why have you not complied with Tsiurupa's directive of 28 IV to submit immediately an explanation concerning the requisition of premises and inventory of the cooperative union? I demand from all three addressees immediate submission of explanations and a telegraphic reply. [520]

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin.

21800

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**TELEGRAM TO THE NOVGOROD PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.**

Novgorod
Provincial Executive Committee
Copy to Cheka
Copy to Provincial Food Commissar
[No later than June 1919]

Apparently Bulatov has been arrested for lodging a complaint with me. I warn you that for this I will arrest the chairmen of the provincial executive committees, the Cheka, and members of the executive committee, and will seek their execution. Why did you not respond immediately to my question? [549]

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin.

23231

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**NOTE TO E. M. SKLYANSKY.**

To Deputy Commissar of War, Comrade Sklyansky
8. VII. 1919

I request that you appoint an investigation into the statement of Comrade Fyodor Shturmer (or Shturmin)*, and satisfy his request if the investigation confirms its legality. Establish precisely the unlawful actions of local authorities and inform me of the results.

Chairman of the Council of Defense Lenin.